Thanks Daniel! I don't always nail it down so early- sometimes I have to sculpt it like a rough ball of clay- and just refine refine refine. I believe it was Richard Schmid who said your painting should look good at every stage...and I kind of agree with that. I try not to advance to the next step until everything is solid.

Thank you again man - I'll post more progress pics if you feel you can learn even the slightest bit from it.Cheers amigo!